Project Gutenberg 2005-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 133 Lowndes, Marie Belloc 1868 1947 Lowndes, Marie Adelaide Belloc Belloc-Lowndes, Marie Adelaide Belloc, Marie Adelaide Belloc, M. A. (Marie Adelaide) The Chink in the Armour Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chink_in_the_Armour Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Chink in the Armour" by Marie Belloc Lowndes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds mainly around Sylvia Bailey, a beautiful young widow, who finds herself in Paris where she encounters the intriguing world of fortune-telling and the complexities of friendship and love. The narrative hints at themes of mystery and potential danger lurking beneath the surface of seemingly innocent pursuits like gambling and fortune-telling. At the start of the novel, Sylvia is introduced as a charming and somewhat naive character who is adjusting to life in Paris after the recent loss of her husband. The opening scenes depict her daily life and her budding friendship with Anna Wolsky, another widow who challenges Sylvia's perceptions of love and risk. When the two women decide to visit a fortune teller, Madame Cagliostra, the atmosphere becomes charged with anticipation, foreshadowing the intertwining fates that lie ahead for both women. Sylvia's reluctance to part with her cherished pearls—representative of her newfound independence—pairs with Anna’s fascination for gambling, setting the stage for a narrative filled with tension, choices, and caution against unknown dangers that may threaten their freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mystery fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 542040 2025-07-07T08:06:46.110538 text/html 547729 2020-12-12T12:54:22 text/html 269842 2025-07-07T08:06:55.051489 application/epub+zip 278204 2025-07-07T08:06:49.145546 application/epub+zip 264253 2025-07-07T08:06:47.885558 application/epub+zip 510316 2025-07-07T08:06:59.589457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484280 2025-07-07T08:06:54.231531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445733 2022-09-08T06:53:46.034700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518339 2025-07-07T08:06:44.888579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 518073 2020-12-12T12:54:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 518064 2020-12-12T12:54:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21625 2025-07-07T08:06:59.717458 application/rdf+xml 12659 2025-07-07T08:06:48.394536 image/jpeg 3474 2025-07-07T08:06:48.140524 image/jpeg 189216 2020-12-12T12:54:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 194023 2020-12-12T12:54:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 189096 2020-12-12T12:54:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 265055 2025-07-07T08:06:46.152529 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia